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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      20,041</td>
<td class="r data">      16,734</td>
<td class="r data">    83.5</td>
<td class="r data">      15,293</td>
<td class="r data">      13,137</td>
<td class="r data">    85.9</td>
<td class="r data">       4,748</td>
<td class="r data">       3,597</td>
<td class="r data">    75.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      21,830</td>
<td class="r data">      17,816</td>
<td class="r data">    81.6</td>
<td class="r data">      16,651</td>
<td class="r data">      14,001</td>
<td class="r data">    84.1</td>
<td class="r data">       5,179</td>
<td class="r data">       3,815</td>
<td class="r data">    73.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      25,067</td>
<td class="r data">      19,745</td>
<td class="r data">    78.8</td>
<td class="r data">      19,105</td>
<td class="r data">      15,543</td>
<td class="r data">    81.4</td>
<td class="r data">       5,962</td>
<td class="r data">       4,202</td>
<td class="r data">    70.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      26,753</td>
<td class="r data">      20,034</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
<td class="r data">      20,002</td>
<td class="r data">      15,510</td>
<td class="r data">    77.5</td>
<td class="r data">       6,751</td>
<td class="r data">       4,524</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      27,771</td>
<td class="r data">      19,438</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,715</td>
<td class="r data">      15,084</td>
<td class="r data">    72.8</td>
<td class="r data">       7,056</td>
<td class="r data">       4,354</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      29,424</td>
<td class="r data">      19,329</td>
<td class="r data">    65.7</td>
<td class="r data">      21,832</td>
<td class="r data">      14,976</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">       7,592</td>
<td class="r data">       4,353</td>
<td class="r data">    57.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      28,960</td>
<td class="r data">      18,864</td>
<td class="r data">    65.1</td>
<td class="r data">      22,003</td>
<td class="r data">      14,938</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
<td class="r data">       6,957</td>
<td class="r data">       3,926</td>
<td class="r data">    56.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      24,212</td>
<td class="r data">      16,444</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
<td class="r data">      18,779</td>
<td class="r data">      13,298</td>
<td class="r data">    70.8</td>
<td class="r data">       5,433</td>
<td class="r data">       3,146</td>
<td class="r data">    57.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      11,278</td>
<td class="r data">       7,745</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,905</td>
<td class="r data">       6,345</td>
<td class="r data">    71.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,373</td>
<td class="r data">       1,400</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,598</td>
<td class="r data">       1,092</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,334</td>
<td class="r data">         956</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
<td class="r data">         264</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">    51.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      19,881</td>
<td class="r data">      16,648</td>
<td class="r data">    83.7</td>
<td class="r data">      15,179</td>
<td class="r data">      13,068</td>
<td class="r data">    86.1</td>
<td class="r data">       4,702</td>
<td class="r data">       3,580</td>
<td class="r data">    76.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      21,670</td>
<td class="r data">      17,730</td>
<td class="r data">    81.8</td>
<td class="r data">      16,547</td>
<td class="r data">      13,934</td>
<td class="r data">    84.2</td>
<td class="r data">       5,123</td>
<td class="r data">       3,796</td>
<td class="r data">    74.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      24,886</td>
<td class="r data">      19,653</td>
<td class="r data">    79.0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,987</td>
<td class="r data">      15,473</td>
<td class="r data">    81.5</td>
<td class="r data">       5,899</td>
<td class="r data">       4,180</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      26,575</td>
<td class="r data">      19,946</td>
<td class="r data">    75.1</td>
<td class="r data">      19,890</td>
<td class="r data">      15,444</td>
<td class="r data">    77.6</td>
<td class="r data">       6,685</td>
<td class="r data">       4,502</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      27,579</td>
<td class="r data">      19,354</td>
<td class="r data">    70.2</td>
<td class="r data">      20,590</td>
<td class="r data">      15,023</td>
<td class="r data">    73.0</td>
<td class="r data">       6,989</td>
<td class="r data">       4,331</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      29,254</td>
<td class="r data">      19,254</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">      21,729</td>
<td class="r data">      14,921</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">       7,525</td>
<td class="r data">       4,333</td>
<td class="r data">    57.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      28,832</td>
<td class="r data">      18,802</td>
<td class="r data">    65.2</td>
<td class="r data">      21,911</td>
<td class="r data">      14,889</td>
<td class="r data">    68.0</td>
<td class="r data">       6,921</td>
<td class="r data">       3,913</td>
<td class="r data">    56.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      24,092</td>
<td class="r data">      16,377</td>
<td class="r data">    68.0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,711</td>
<td class="r data">      13,257</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
<td class="r data">       5,381</td>
<td class="r data">       3,120</td>
<td class="r data">    58.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      11,224</td>
<td class="r data">       7,716</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,875</td>
<td class="r data">       6,328</td>
<td class="r data">    71.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,349</td>
<td class="r data">       1,388</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,592</td>
<td class="r data">       1,090</td>
<td class="r data">    68.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,330</td>
<td class="r data">         954</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
<td class="r data">         262</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">    51.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    46.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">    72.3</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">          77</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    65.2</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    46.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">    50.3</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">    57.9</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    36.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">    53.0</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    48.7</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">    56.6</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    34.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    31.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">    58.3</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    56.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">    52.3</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    55.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    28.9</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    35.0</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    24.4</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    15.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    41.4</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    13.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    34.0</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    59.3</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    45.8</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    61.1</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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